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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - the Inga Dam Paradox

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[African Arguments] Congo already has electricity it cannot deliver. Inga's problem is not the dam. Everyone is arguing about who will finance 44 gigawatts. Almost nobody is asking why the 1,775 megawatts already built runs at half output and reaches almost no one. One refurbished turbine explains it.

First report: A wedding party fire in Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead, officials say — inquirer.com, 9d